Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu announced that the tender for the construction of the 'Hatay-Dörtyol-Hassa Highway and Railway Tunnel', which Hatay as well as the region was looking forward to, was held and the company with the lowest bid won the tender.
EASE OF ACCESS WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE LARGE TRADE VOLUME THAT EXISTS IN THE REGION
Uraloğlu, Dörtyol-Hassa Railway and Motorway Project is a highway and highway project that connects the Gulf of İskenderun to the industrial areas behind the Amanos Mountains and the province of Gaziantep in the shortest way. In addition, with these tunnels, transportation between İskenderun-Gaziantep and İskenderun Kahramanmaraş will be shortened and will provide ease of access to the large trade volume in this region.” said.
Providing information about the project, Uraloğlu said, “Within the scope of the Dörtyol-Hassa Railway and Motorway Project, the length of 25 railway tunnel is 1 kilometers, and the length of 20 highway tunnels, which will be 2×2 lanes, is 2 kilometers on the 40-kilometer route. The tunnel to be built within the scope of the project is planned to consist of 3 different tubes and the tunnel lengths will be 20 kilometers each. "The project will consist of two stages, and the first stage, which includes tunnel construction, will end at Hassa junction." He made a statement.
Providing information about the highway connection, Uraloğlu said, "It will leave the Toprakkale-İskenderun Highway, pass under the Amanos Mountains at the Dörtyol junction, and connect with the existing highway between Kırıkhan and Nurdağı via Hassa." Uraloğlu noted that the development of Hatay province in the fields of industry and tourism will accelerate as a result of the transportation being directed to the Gulf of Iskenderun with the Dörtyol-Hassa Railway and Highway Project, and said, "With this project, the Southeastern Anatolia Region is currently provided from the northern and southern ends of the Amanos Mountains." Transportation of 's and the Eastern Anatolia Region connected to Kahramanmaraş; By passing through the central part of the Amanos Mountains between Payas and Hassa, the road transportation distance will be significantly shortened. Likewise, with the railway line to be built between Payas-Hassa-Yolbaşı, Hatay and İskenderun will be connected to Gaziantep and Hassa Logistics Area in a shorter way. The project; "The Payas-Hassa line has a special importance, and if the cargo and passengers coming from Kahramanmaraş and Gaziantep follow the Nurdağı-Hassa-Payas road instead of the highway after Nurdağı, the transportation distance will be significantly shortened." he said.
Uraloğlu said, “With the realization of the Dörtyol-Hassa Project, the Kilis-Osmaniye-İskenderun route, which is currently 235 km, will be reduced to 38,3 km, the Kırıkhan-İskenderun-Dörtyol route, which is 77,3 km, will be 15,27 kilometers, and the Nurdağı-Osmaniye-Dörtyol (121 km) route will be reduced to 20,60 km. The railway route between Dörtyol-Kırıkhan-Hassa (Payas) route, which is 78,8 kilometer and 53,4 km, will be shortened to 84 kilometers, and the railway route between Payas-Fevzipaşa, which is 29,6 km, will be shortened by XNUMX km, to provide safe, comfortable and uninterrupted transportation. ” he said.
WITH THE PROJECT, THE HIGHWAY DISTANCE TO İSKENDERUN WILL BE SERIOUSLY SHORTENED
Minister Uraloğlu stated that, "As the Southeastern Anatolia Region gained the ports it needed in Iskenderun, the shift of freight traffic to Iskenderun instead of Mersin brought about the issue of reviewing the existing road connection of the region with Iskenderun. Uraloğlu said, “Dörtyol Hassa Railway and Highway Project is of great importance. "Thanks to this project, the highway distance to Iskenderun will be significantly shortened," he said.
